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Journal articles on the topic "European quality certifications"
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Sampalean, Niculina Iudita, Daniele Rama, and Giulio Visentin. "An investigation into Italian consumers’ awareness, perception, knowledge of European Union quality certifications, and consumption of agri-food products carrying those certifications." Bio-based and Applied Economics 10, no. 1 (July 24, 2021): 35–49. http://dx.doi.org/10.36253/bae-9909.
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The present study investigated Italian consumers’ awareness, perception, knowledge of European Union (EU) quality certifications: Protected Designation of Origin (PDO), Protected Geographical Indication (PGI), Traditional Specialty Guaranteed (TSG), and organic as well as the consumption of agri-food products carrying those certifications. A total of 212 consumers responsible for food purchases took part in a web-based survey between June and December 2019, inclusive. Descriptive statistics were calculated in relation to the data collected, followed by a factor analysis to reduce data dimensionality, and a cluster analysis on the latent variables generated, to identify similarities and differences among respondents. Awareness, perception, knowledge and consumption of agri-food products carrying EU quality labels has increased among consumers in recent years. The results related to the consumer’s knowledge of quality-certified products showed that more than half of respondents were able to spontaneously quote examples of PDO (76%), PGI (56%) and organic food products (73%) while only 33% of participants could name at least one TSG product. The general awareness of the guarantees offered by PDO and PGI certifications was also assessed in relation to production processes, the natural and human factors of a particular environment and the reputation and quality of a particular region. Cluster analysis showed that consumers with the highest education were most likely to value EU quality certifications and support their local economies. The information obtained have practical implications for marketing and communication of European certified food products at national and international level.
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Pacheco, Luís, Carla Lobo, and Isabel Maldonado. "Do ISO Certifications Enhance Internationalization? The Case of Portuguese Industrial SMEs." Sustainability 14, no. 3 (January 25, 2022): 1335. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su14031335.
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In the last decades, the academic literature has devoted considerable attention to the determinants of export performance. In result of those research efforts in identifying and examining the influence of such determinants, the literature presents a wide set of variables associated with higher levels of exports. This paper provides a contribution to that literature by trying to evidence the impact of firm certification—namely, in terms of the firm’s quality, environmental, and health and safety management systems—on export performance. The paper analyses an unbalanced sample of 1684 Portuguese industrial SMEs for the period 2010 to 2020, uses other determinants of internationalization as control variables, and explores the possibility of moderating effects on the certification–internationalization relationship. Two alternative econometric methods are employed: a random-effects model and a Tobit model. The results evidence the importance for firms, especially in the low or medium–low technology sectors, to have certain ISO certifications in order to further develop their export activities and increase their foreign acceptance, particularly in the European Union markets. Further, certification seems to reinforce the positive relation between firm size and internationalization.
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Abramuszkinová Pavlíková, Eva, and Ivana Kuřítková. "Certification of Corporate Social Responsibility in the Czech Republic." Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis 61, no. 7 (2013): 1933–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.11118/actaun201361071933.
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Corporate social responsibility is in the focus of many companies in recent years. It becomes a way of sustainability for many companies on the market. It expresses a voluntary commitment of companies to behave responsibly to their surroundings within three pillars: economic, social and environmental one. The issue of social responsibility is developing in many European countries and European Commission is aiming at support for national CSR strategies. There are countries with highly developed CSR, on the other hand there are countries, such as the Czech Republic, where a public policy is being reformed, including discussions about CSR. This paper supports the idea that states should encourage social responsibility, as it allows businesses to become sustainable which leads to the stability of the economy. CSR activities can be focused on philanthropy, the care of the employees, the environment and transparency of economic activities. The process of CSR certification is important in the development of CSR in the Czech Republic. It allows companies to demonstrate their activities and visible achievements in this field. This paper describes the most popular types of certifications that are used in the Czech Republic and standards that do not have certification purposes, but they are very important. These are standards SA 8000, ISO 26000, ISO 9001, ISO 9004, ISO 9000, ISO 14001, ISO 14004, OHSAS 18001, IQNet SR 10 and the National Quality Policy.
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Sampalean, Niculina Iudita, Tiziana de-Magistris, and Daniele Rama. "Investigating Italian Consumer Preferences for Different Characteristics of Provolone Valpadana Using the Conjoint Analysis Approach." Foods 9, no. 12 (November 25, 2020): 1730. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/foods9121730.
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The objective of this paper was twofold. First, we estimated consumer preferences for an Italian cheese (Provolone Valpadana) with respect to several attributes and levels, such as price, origin certification, production system, ‘free from’ labelling, and brand. Second, we identified consumer clusters with similar preferences for various cheese characteristics. Preferences were estimated using the conjoint analysis method. Then, a cluster analysis was used to classify consumers into different (three) clusters followed by a market simulation. In all three clusters, the attribute most preferred by Italian consumers was the brand of the cheese: consumers preferred to purchase Provolone cheese having the lowest price, produced by Auricchio, bearing a European Union (EU) quality certification, produced organically, and non-lactose-free. The results of our study provide helpful information to food companies for better segmenting their market and targeting their consumers, as well as effectively promoting their products using brands, certifications as organic and lactose-free. This study contributes to the literature on consumer preference for the EU labelling scheme (voluntary and mandatory). To our knowledge, this is the first study to investigate this combination of multiple labels displayed on the front of Italian cheese packaging.
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Bardea, Florina, Felix Arion, and Patryk Szabelski. "CLUSTERS, EUROPEAN POLICY IN EXCELLENCE OF MANAGEMENT." Proceedings of CBU in Economics and Business 1 (November 16, 2020): 8–14. http://dx.doi.org/10.12955/peb.v1.10.
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The European Union (EU) plays an important role in the developing of clusters, defined by the European Commission as groups of specialized enterprises – often SMEs – and other related supporting actors that cooperate closely together in a particular location. As a result, the EU launched the pan-European initiative to support cluster management (European Cluster Excellence Initiative). It recognizes the performance of cluster management by quality labels such as the Bronze, Silver, and Gold issued by The European Secretariat of Cluster Analysis. With reference to these certifications, the authors analyzed the cluster management excellence by critically studying the labels granted in terms of trends, numbers, sectors, countries, and regions. Based on the gathered results, the clusters initiatives (new or already existed) can benchmark themselves. Regional, national, and European policymakers will be able to estimate how specific factors of political, geographical, demographic, access to raw materials, and level of development can influence the number of clusters, their quality of management, and cluster typology. The goal of the research is to identify the number and type (bronze, silver, and gold label) of clusters in the EU and UK. As research methods, analyzes were performed using the European Cluster Collaboration Platform (ECCP) and European Secretariat for Cluster Analysis (ESCA) data. The main results of the research show that clusters differ not only in size or activity but also in quality. Most clusters are found in the rich countries of Western Europe. Most clusters in Europe that have a bronze label are often located on the Iberian Peninsula, the Balkans, and Central Europe.
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Papadopoulou, Paraskevi, Christina Marouli, and Anastasia Misseyanni. "Sustaining Healthcare: Bridging Education with Biomedical and Healthcare Challenges." European Journal of Sustainable Development 9, no. 2 (June 1, 2020): 211–23. http://dx.doi.org/10.14207/ejsd.2020.v9n2p211.
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Major advances and breakthroughs in Medicine and Healthcare are transforming our world. How will we manage to tackle our disease burden to improve our day-to-day well-being especially if in developed countries the global population of people over 80 will more than triple by 2050 and in the less developed ones the youth profile will escalate? Will Europeans as an example, find ways to balance budgets and restrain spending and come up with a sustainable survival strategy for Europe’s healthcare systems? This work addresses a number of challenging questions and offers “smart” solutions and a framework on how to develop and sustain new models of care and improve the public services profile with the vision to become globally leading healthcare institutions mainly in Europe and particularly in Greece. The nature of programs in biomedical and healthcare sciences, the kind of educators and healthcare professionals and how to technologically and practically support such programs is considered. How to connect Biomedical programs with Medical Centers and what kind of student internships can be developed is discussed. What it means to have patient-centered medical centers which abide by strict European and international guidelines and certifications and how to provide top quality medical services is also examined. Keywords: Education, Healthcare, Medicine, Biomedical Programs, Smart Solutions, Internships, International Certifications
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Cabecinhas, Mónica, Pedro Domingues, Paulo Sampaio, Merce Bernardo, Fiorenzo Franceschini, Maurizio Galetto, Maria Gianni, Katerina Gotzamani, Luca Mastrogiacomo, and Alfonso Hernandez-Vivanco. "Integrated management systems diffusion models in South European countries." International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management 35, no. 10 (November 29, 2018): 2289–303. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijqrm-03-2017-0044.
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to dissect the diffusion of the number of organizations that implemented multiple management systems (MSs), considering the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 9001, ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001 standards (quality, environment and safety) in the South European countries: Italy, Portugal and Spain. In addition, based on the data collected, forecasting models were developed to assess at which extent the multiple certifications are expected to occur in each studied country. Design/methodology/approach Data concerning the evolution of the amount of multiple MSs in Italy, Portugal and Spain were collected for the period between 1999 and 2015. The behavior of the evolution of the number of MSs over the years was studied adopting both the Gompertz and the Logistic models. The results obtained with these two models were compared and analyzed to provide a forecast for the next years. Findings The diffusion throughout the years of the number of MSs presents an S-shaped behavior. The evolution of the amount of MSs in countries with a lower saturation level are properly fitted by the Gompertz model whereas the Logistic model fits more accurately when considering countries with a larger saturation level. Research limitations/implications The data related to the early years are not available in some of the countries. To overcome this shortcoming missing data were extrapolated from the data set provided by the annual ISO survey. Additionally, the integration level attained by each company was not assessed and, on this regard and in the scope of this paper, an integrated management system is understood as implemented when organizations have multiple MSs implemented. Practical implications The results provide a cross-sectional portrayal of the diffusion of MSs certifications in the South European countries and enable a forecast for the trend in the next years. Originality/value This study aims for the first time, to the best of the authors’ knowledge, to analyze the diffusion of multiple MSs throughout the years.
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Cavallet, Luiz Ermindo, Maurizio Canavari, and Paulo Fortes Neto. "Participatory guarantee system, equivalence and quality control in a comparative study on organic certifications systems in Europe and Brazil." Ambiente e Agua - An Interdisciplinary Journal of Applied Science 13, no. 4 (July 30, 2018): 1. http://dx.doi.org/10.4136/ambi-agua.2213.
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Although organic agriculture in Brazil targets mainly local consumers, there is growing demand for research related to commercializing this sector abroad. A study was done in Europe on the perception of entities related to this theme, specifically on Participatory Guarantee Systems (PGS), the feasibility of equivalence between the countries, and control procedures. An exploratory study was conducted through interviews with five organic certification bodies, two in Switzerland, three in Italy, and with a producer association in Italy. PGS is little known in Europe in general and it is suggested that it be better disseminated in the member countries. PGS has been evaluated positively for reducing certification costs and promoting benefits from a social aspect, but it can fail in organic compliance and in large scale production. There are significant differences that must be overcome in order to establish equivalence, such as the lack of homogeneity among European countries on control procedures, the existence of PGS in Brazilian legislation, lack of wild crop products in Europe, different conversion periods, and the requirement of a higher number of inspections in Brazil. Equivalence is seen as beneficial to both Europe and Brazil, and it would therefore be appropriate to promote its viability. The Brazilian law on organic agriculture is taken as very restrictive and complex.
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Broekaert, Ilse Julia, Joerg Jahnel, Nicolette Moes, Hubert van der Doef, Angela Ernst, Jorge Amil Dias, Mike Thomson, and Christos Tzivinikos. "Evaluation of a European-wide survey on paediatric endoscopy training." Frontline Gastroenterology 10, no. 2 (September 7, 2018): 188–93. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/flgastro-2018-101007.
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ObjectiveTo evaluate quality of paediatric endoscopy training of Young members of the European Society for Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (ESPGHAN).MethodsAn online questionnaire designed by the Young ESPGHAN Committee was sent to 125 Young ESPGHAN members between February 2014 and September 2015. The questionnaire comprised 32 questions addressing some general information of the participants and the structure of their paediatric gastroenterology, hepatology and nutrition programmes; procedural volume and terminal ileal intubation (TII) rate; supervision, assessments, participation in endoscopy courses and simulator training; and satisfaction with endoscopy training and self-perceived competency.ResultsOf 68 participants, 48 (71%) were enrolled in an official training programme. All alumni (n=31) were trained in endoscopy. They completed a median of 200 oesophagogastroduodenoscopies (OGDs) and 75 ileocolonoscopies (ICs) with a TII rate of >90% in 43%. There is a significant difference in numbers of ICs between the TII rate groups >90%, 50%–90% and <50% (median 150 vs 38 vs 55) (p<0.001). 11 alumni (35%) followed the ESPGHAN Syllabus during training. 25 alumni (81%) attended basic skills endoscopy courses and 19 (61%) experienced simulator training. 71% of the alumni were ‘(very) satisfied’ with their diagnostic OGD, while 52% were ‘(very) satisfied’ with their IC training. The alumni felt safe to independently perform OGDs in 84% and ICs in 71% after their training.ConclusionsDespite reaching the suggested procedural endoscopy volumes, a rather low TII rate of >90% calls for end-of-training certifications based on the achievement of milestones of competency.
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Hernández-Rubio, Jesús, Juan Pérez-Mesa, Laura Piedra-Muñoz, and Emilio Galdeano-Gómez. "Determinants of Food Safety Level in Fruit and Vegetable Wholesalers’ Supply Chain: Evidence from Spain and France." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 15, no. 10 (October 14, 2018): 2246. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15102246.
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Food safety management in short supply chains of fruit and vegetables, controlled by large retailers, has been widely studied in the literature. However, when it comes to traditional long supply chains, which include a greater number of intermediaries and wholesalers who, in some cases, play a dual role as resellers and producers, the mechanisms which promote the use of safety certifications have yet to be clearly defined. The present study intended to fill this gap in the literature and shed light on the food safety level that exists in this channel. In addition, this work attempted to identify the existence of differences between both sales systems. For this purpose, the empirical research studied the most important variables that influence the food safety level of some of the main European fruit and vegetable wholesalers. A survey was thus designed and later applied to Spanish and French intermediaries working in key wholesale markets and in the southeast of Spain, which is the leading commercialization area of these products in Europe. The results revealed the positive influence of specific customers (big retailers) on establishing stricter safety controls within wholesale companies. It was also observed that specific wholesalers also play an important role in the system, namely those dedicated to importing, but which are also responsible for quality and safety inspection of agri-food products exported from third countries into the European Union.
Dissertations / Theses on the topic "European quality certifications"
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SAMPALEAN, NICULINA IUDITA. "ESPLORAZIONE DEL COMPORTAMENTO DEI CONSUMATORI NEI CONFRONTI DELLE DIVERSE ETICHETTE RELATIVE AGLI ALIMENTI DI QUALITÀ CERTIFICATA DALL'UNIONE EUROPEA." Doctoral thesis, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 2022. http://hdl.handle.net/10280/115280.
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Qualsiasi prodotto alimentare che si trova sul mercato contiene diverse etichette che aiutano i consumatori nel loro processo decisionale quando fanno acquisti. Questo aiuto può essere garantito solo se i consumatori comprendono il significato di queste etichette, le differenze tra loro e le informazioni che certificano.
La tesi ha esplorato il ruolo delle etichette nel settore del marketing alimentare usando studi condotti sull'approccio del consumatore. Utilizzando diversi metodi (statistici ed econometrici), abbiamo analizzato le percezioni, la consapevolezza e la conoscenza dei consumatori verso alcune etichette alimentari e le loro preferenze e comportamenti verso i prodotti alimentari che portano queste etichette (etichette nutrizionali sul fronte della confezione e marchi di qualità europei).
I prodotti alimentari certificati di qualità sono stati scelti perché sono drammaticamente rilevanti per il settore agroalimentare europeo, e ancora di più per quello italiano dove costituisce la DOP Economy, data la sua densità.
Sulla base dei risultati abbiamo formulato alcune raccomandazioni di marketing, policy, e di comunicazione che potrebbero essere utilizzate dai consorzi per migliorare l'impegno dei consumatori per i prodotti con marchi di qualità. Le raccomandazioni sono state rivolte anche ai policy maker e ai produttori dei prodotti DOP/IGP/STG/Organici ma anche ai policy maker dell'Etichettatura Nutrizionale.Any food product found on the market contains several labels that help consumers in their decision making when shopping. This help can be guaranteed only if the consumers understand the significance of those labels, the differences between them and the information that they certify. The thesis explored labels’ role in the food marketing sector and studies were carried out according to consumer approach. Using different methods (statistics and econometrics), we analyzed consumers perceptions, awareness, knowledge towards some food labels and their preferences and behavior toward food products bearing these labels (Front of Packaging Nutritional Labels and Quality labels). Quality certified food products were chosen because are dramatically relevant for the European agri-food sector, even more of the Italian one where it forms the DOP Economy, due to its density. Assessments of several food labels from a consumer behavior perspective was carried out. Based on the findings we formulated some policy, marketing recommendations and communication suggestions that could be used by the consortia to enhance consumers’ engagement for products with quality certifications (PDO/PG/TSG or organic). The recommendations were also addressed to policy makers and producers of the PDO/PGI/TSG/Organic products but also to the policy makers of the Nutritional Labelling.
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Minchella, Davide. "La protection des produits agroalimentaires bénéficiant d'une appelation d'origine ou d'une indication géographique : le régime européen entre défis globaux et politique de qualité." Strasbourg, 2010. http://www.theses.fr/2010STRA4013.
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Le but de la recherche est l’achèvement d’une enquête sur le régime juridique garanti aux AOP (appellations d’origine protégées) et aux IGP (indications géographiques protégées) au sein de l’Union européenne, à la lumière des défis globaux que l’intéressent sur ce sujet et des obligations qu’elle est appelé à respecter au niveau international. La thèse est articulée en deux chapitres, chacun desquels comprend deux sections. Par rapport à la première d’entre elles, elle a été dédiée à l’examen du régime juridique international des IG. Quant à la deuxième section, elle a été dédiée a l’examen de la décision du groupe spécial OMC relative au différend Indications géographiques qui a vu opposée la Communauté européenne aux États Unis et à l’Australie par rapport à la prétendue incompatibilité du système de certification disposé par le règlement (CE) 2081/92 avec la discipline prévue par le Traité ADPIC. Le deuxième chapitre de la recherche a été centré sur l’analyse de la réglementation communautaire pour la protection des appellations d’origine protégées et des indications géographiques protégées. On a pris en compte le champ d’application matériel du règlement 510/06. La section conclusive de la thèse a été dédiée à l’analyse des questions et des cas d’espèce sous-tendus à l’enregistrement d’une AOP ou d’une IGPThe research aims to realize an analysis on the legal protection afforded to the PDOs (protected designations of origin) and to the PGIs (protected geographical indications) in the European Union, taking into account the global challenges and the international obligations which the EU is deemed to respect. The research is composed by two chapters, both structured into two sections. The first one concerns the international legal framework on GIs. The second section focuses on the WTO panel’s report relating to Geographical Indications case, dispute which opposed the European Community to the USA and the Australia with regard to the supposed non-compliance with the labelling system laid down by the EC regulation 2081/92 by the TRIPs Agreement’s rules. The chapter two analyzes the community legislation for the protection of the protected designations of origin and the protected geographical indications. The scope of the regulation 510/06 has been taken into account. The final section concerns the problems and the legal paradigms posed by the application for a PDO or a PGI
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Atalaya-Salcedo, Miguel-Ángel. "Mejora en los procedimientos de control de calidad basado en la norma ISO 9001 y el marco integral de control interno COSO 2013 para una empresa agroindustrial exportadora de frutas y hortalizas a la Unión Europea." Bachelor's thesis, Universidad de Lima, 2017. http://repositorio.ulima.edu.pe/handle/ulima/3172.
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Esta investigación se ha centrado en la gestión adecuada de los procesos que involucran la exportación directa de frutas y hortalizas a la Unión Europea cumpliendo los requerimientos técnicos mínimos por dicha Comunidad plasmados en una normativa. La información primaria incluyó entrevistas a personas con conocimientos y experiencia profesional en contabilidad y auditoría interna. La información secundaria recogida de las principales fuentes estadísticas y bibliográficas fueron: Libros sobre Control Interno, Agricultura, Gestión de Calidad, Logística, Auditoría Interna, Comunicación Comercial, Mercadotecnia, Contabilidad Financiera, Ética, Microbiología, Capitalismo, Manual sobre Transparencia Fiscal y Páginas webs sobre definiciones, crisis empresariales y el nuevo proyecto peruano INACAL. También fueron consultadas diversas publicaciones y estudios en torno al fraude en las empresas por parte de las grandes firmas de consultoría a nivel mundial como EY y KPMG; y en el Perú se analiza el caso CLAE, todas las informaciones recopiladas sirvieron para analizar el control interno que se lleva a cabo para reducir los riesgos críticos en una empresa.Trabajo de investigación
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Dalmet, Christophe. "La notion de denrées alimentaires." Phd thesis, Université d'Avignon, 2009. http://tel.archives-ouvertes.fr/tel-00629627.
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Avec l'apparition massive des borderline products, les frontières traditionnelles entre la denrée alimentaire et les autres catégories de produits que l'on ingère ne cessent de se brouiller. Certes des éléments de définition de cette denrée se trouvent dans divers textes juridiques, notamment communautaires à l'image du règlement Food Law, mais toujours est-il que malgré tout demeure en partie le mystère identitaire qui entoure cette notion. Aussi, afin de pouvoir appliquer aux produits litigieux un statut adéquat et déterminer par la même le régime juridique qui doit être le leur, des références précises de l'aliment doivent être mises en évidence au travers de son analyse d'ensemble, l'étude tant de sa fonction que de sa présentation s'avérant indispensable pour résoudre cette problématique non dépourvue d'importance pratique.
Books on the topic "European quality certifications"
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Rosati, Mauro. Qualigeo: Atlas of European and non-European PDO, PGI, TSG agri-food products. Siena: Qualivita, 2009.
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A, Papadaki-Klavdianou. Quality of agricultural products and protection of the environment: Training, knowledge dissemination, and certification : synthesis report of a study in five European countries. Luxembourg: Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, 2003.
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SGS Yarsley International Certification Services Ltd. Directory of firms registered: To ISO 9000/EN 29000/BS 5750 Quality Management Systems; BS 7750 Environmental Management Systems; Testguard Product Conformity Systems : including firms certificated by SGS European Quality Certification Institute. Redhill: SGS Yarsley International Certification Services Ltd, 1994.
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Stefanidis, Alexandros S., and Bogdan A. Popescu. Competence and certification. Oxford University Press, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/med/9780198726012.003.0069.
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Echocardiography has become a mainstay in the evaluation process of patients with known or suspected cardiovascular diseases. In recent years this ongoing trend has been accompanied by a number of challenging issues related to training, competence, certification, and credentialing. The clinical benefits of recognition of individuals and clinical settings are well recognized, and certification-accreditation is critical in all areas of cardiovascular imaging to ensure optimal performance and interpretation of quality studies for patient diagnosis and management. The certification-accreditation procedure of the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging has been developed to test the adequacy of competence of individuals and clinical settings. In this chapter, the rationality and current methodology of these procedures are described.
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Nihoyannopoulos, Petros, and Luna Gargani. Laboratory accreditation. Oxford University Press, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/med/9780198726012.003.0071.
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Accreditation and certification of echocardiography laboratories is a crucial step to standardize and homogenize the practice of echocardiography and therefore, ultimately, to protect patients from undergoing cardiovascular imaging examination performed by unqualified people and/or in an inappropriate environment. The European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (EACVI) aims at setting up a European standard in laboratory practices and patient care. Following the success of the individual certification process, the EACVI launched Laboratory Accreditation in three different modules: transthoracic echocardiography, transoesophageal echocardiography, and stress echocardiography. For each module, two levels are available: the basic standard accreditation, aimed to fulfil mandatory requirements for an adequate clinical service, and the advanced standard accreditation, set to establish a smaller number of advanced laboratories with state-of-the-art equipment, providing extensive teaching and research and covering all modules. The accreditation process is designed to uniformly raise standards of practice and equipment, and to be used as an educational tool to improve the overall quality of the laboratories, both from a clinical and scientific perspective.
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Galvin, Shaila Seshia. Becoming Organic. Yale University Press, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.12987/yale/9780300215014.001.0001.
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Becoming Organic traces the social and bureaucratic life of organic quality, yielding fresh understandings of the meaning and practice of organic and sustainable agriculture. Decentering perspectives on organic farming that rely on the specific historical experiences of Europe and North America, the book examines how certified organic farming is introduced in the Himalayan state of Uttarakhand in northern India. Organic quality, the book argues, is best understood less as a material property of land or its produce than as something that is diffusely produced; it takes shape across discursive, regulatory, and affective registers, through practices that encompass producing compost as well as certification records; inspecting fields, grains, and documents; and reimagining relationships between the state, market, and agricultural producers on a rural frontier. This conceptually innovative and methodologically original ethnographic study shows how the development of organic agriculture in Uttarakhand is historically and regionally situated in broader and enduring relations between nature and agriculture that have been shaped by layered histories of colonialism, postcolonial development, and neoliberal reform. It reveals how, during a time of great political change and economic liberalization, development practice unfolds in rural India through complex relations forged among state authorities, private corporations, and new agrarian intermediaries.
Book chapters on the topic "European quality certifications"
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Berghaus, Hartwig. "Significance of Certification and Accreditation Within the European Market." In Accreditation and Quality Assurance in Analytical Chemistry, 1–13. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 1996. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-50079-4_1.
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Barrio, Félix A., and Raquel Poy. "Learning to Innovate." In Agile Estimation Techniques and Innovative Approaches to Software Process Improvement, 272–97. IGI Global, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-5182-1.ch016.
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Using a large sample of Spanish organizations, in this chapter, the authors empirically reveal the state of health of the Spanish software industry in terms of software process improvement, both in the monitoring of working methodologies and the usage of tools, and they provide the necessary information in order to understand the real skills and efforts to improve the quality of products and end-user services. Having found that a significant number of organizations do not have specific training programs or their own software quality department, it is an essential point of departure for professionals to increase awareness of the need to implement quality processes to improve the competitiveness of the company. The state of knowledge of the methodologies aimed at quality and existing national and international standards shows that these are barely known by professionals in Spanish companies, especially among SMEs and micro-enterprises. However, most Spanish small businesses and large enterprises think the CMMI model best suits their needs, both business and technical. This growing interest is the main reason behind the fact that Spain has almost 38% of the European CMMI certifications, including 22 new certifications since 2010, and is the fourth country in the world in terms of number of CMMI appraisals.
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Kur, Annette, and Martin Senftleben. "Collective Marks and Certification Marks." In European Trade Mark Law. Oxford University Press, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780199680443.003.0010.
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It is a defining feature of ‘ordinary’, individual trade marks that they indicate a single commercial source. Collective marks and certification marks, by contrast, are meant to signify membership in an association, or a particular quality, or compliance with other, specific conditions. Furthermore, while an individual mark’s quality function, that is, consumer expectations with regard to the quality level and the consistency of product characteristics, is in most cases only indirectly protected, meaning that competitors or members of the public cannot request sanctions under trade mark law in case that quality changes occur (see Chapter 7, sections 7.2.3 and 7.6.4.4.2), collective marks and certification marks risk losing their validity when the standards they are meant to indicate are neglected.
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Marotti, Lorenza, Luigi Cataliotti, and Robert Mansel. "EUSOMA." In Breast cancer: Global quality care, edited by Didier Verhoeven, Sabine Siesling, and Lee Tucker, 35–39. Oxford University Press, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/med/9780198839248.003.0004.
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Abstract: The European Society of Breast Cancer Specialists (EUSOMA) is the only European multidisciplinary society dedicated to breast cancer. EUSOMA has defined the requirements for a Breast Centre. Basic requirements are: at least 150 new breast cancer cases per year, provision of all services necessary from genetics and prevention, through diagnosis and treatment of primary tumour, follow-up, care of advanced disease, and palliation. The Breast Centre must have a dedicated team of specialists who regularly meet in the multidisciplinary meeting. EUSOMA also defined a set of Quality Indicators (QIs) to allow standardized auditing and quality assurance. EUSOMA developed a voluntary certification process to evaluate Breast Centre compliance with EUSOMA requirements and QIs. This process has now become an accredited scheme run by a dedicated organization (www.breastcentrescertification.com). The Breast Centre certification scheme is focused on real data, essential clinical skills, structure, and procedure, aiming at improving the quality of care. Breast Centres undergoing certification send data to the EUSOMA data warehouse. The EUSOMA data centre performs an analysis and issues a report showing the performances of the selected EUSOMA QIs. Thanks to the availability of these data, Certified Breast Centres under the umbrella of EUSOMA collectively publish scientific papers on selected topics.
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Fitzgerald, Mark C. "Quality Certification for PV Installation and Maintenance Practitioners." In Sixteenth European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference, 3010–13. Routledge, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781315074405-249.
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Niazi, Sarfaraz K. "European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines (EDQM) Certification." In Handbook of Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Formulations, Third Edition, 3–5. CRC Press, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1201/9781315102535-1.
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Fitzgerald, Mark C. "A Global Framework of National Quality PV Practitioner Certification Programs." In Sixteenth European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference, 2936–39. Routledge, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781315074405-229.
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Mavroeidis, Vasileios, Petros E. Maravelakis, and Katarzyna Tarnawska. "Does Innovation Flourish With the Implementation of Certified Management Systems?" In Shaping the Future Through Standardization, 149–67. IGI Global, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-2181-6.ch006.
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Existing literature states that standardization and certification are not only crucial for enterprises, but they have a positive impact on productivity, international trade, innovation, and competition as well. This research employs data derived by the European Innovation Union Scoreboard and the International Standardization Organization from 2005 to 2014 to investigate the relation between innovation and certified quality management systems according to ISO 9001. Using suitable panel data analysis, the authors analyse the data gathered form a panel accounting for the different countries and different years. The main result of this study is that we are able to provide evidence to policymakers, academics, and entrepreneurs that there is a statistically significant relationship between innovation and certified quality management systems. The originality of this chapter stems from the fact that up to now, to the authors' knowledge, the impact of ISO 9001 on innovation has not been examined in the European context.
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Oliver, Anthony R. "Laboratory Quality Control and Accreditation." In Tutorial Topics in Infection for the Combined Infection Training Programme. Oxford University Press, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198801740.003.0019.
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According to the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), the ‘Medical laboratories—Requirements for quality and competence (ISO 15189:2012) BS EN ISO 15189:2012’ accreditation is defined as ‘a procedure by which an authoritative body gives formal recognition that an organization is competent to carry out specific tasks’. Accreditation is delivered by the ‘competent authority’ based on a set of defined standards and the continual internal audit of the laboratory processes and infrastructure against these standards to achieve conformance. Additionally, the ‘competent authority’ periodically undertakes assessments to ensure compliance with the standards. These assessments vary in frequency and nature depending upon the assessment body. In some instances (e.g. UK Accreditation Service, UKAS), the assessments are annual and based on a four- year cycle covering the whole laboratory repertoire and infrastructure. The HSE is responsible for the inspection and licencing of microbiological containment level 3 and 4 facilities. The HTA is responsible for legal registration of laboratories that process and store human tissue, and is mainly histology related. The MHRA provides guidelines on good laboratory practice, good clinical practice, good clinical laboratory practice, and good manufacturing practice, largely around clinical trial work. It is also responsible for accreditation of blood transfusion laboratories. Finally, it provides guidance on the In Vitro Diagnostic Medical Device Directive (IVDMDD, 98/ 79/ EC) and the regulation of medical ‘devices’ including diagnostic devices, where a ‘device’ is defined as including reagent kits and analytical platforms. EFI provides guidance and standards for transplantation and tissue typing laboratories across Europe. Until 2009, CPA provided accreditation for the majority of UK pathology services. CPA was acquired by the UK Accreditation Service in 2009. UKAS is a government- appointed national accreditation body for the UK that is responsible for certification, testing, inspection, and calibration services, and is the competent authority for all ISO standards, not just pathology. It covers various sectors, including healthcare, food production, energy supply, climate change, and personal safety. The majority of UK pathology services will be UKAS ISO15189 accredited by 2018, including transitional ‘dual’ CPA standards/ ISO15189 accreditation between 2015 and 2018. It also provides ISO22870:2006 accreditation that is point of care specific, as well as ISO17025:2005, which applies to calibration standards.
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Kern, Josipa. "Standardization in Health and Medical Informatics." In Medical Informatics in Obstetrics and Gynecology, 323–29. IGI Global, 2009. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60566-078-3.ch017.
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When things go well then often it is because they conform to standards (ISO, 2005). According to the Oxford Dictionary of Modern English, there is a lot of explanation of what standard means, but, in context of the first sentence, the best meaning is «standard is a thing or quality or specification by which something may be tested or measured». Personal computer is a standardized computer. It means that any of its components is made according to strictly defined specification. Consequently, it does not matter who produces components and where they are produced. Industry put the first demand for standards. Especially standardization is extremely important for electronics, for information and communication technology (ICT), and its application in different areas. Nowadays developing of standards is organized on global, international level, but it exists also on national level, well harmonized with international one. Developers of standards are organizations and groups working on this matter. The leading standard developer in the world is International Standards Organization (ISO). ISO is a nongovernmental organization established on 23 February 1947. Its mission is to promote the development of standardization and related activities in the world with a view to facilitating the international exchange of goods and services, and to developing cooperation in the spheres of intellectual, scientific, technological and economic activity (ISO, 2005). ISO collaborates with its partners in international standardization, the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), a non-governmental body, whose scope of activities complements ISO’s. The ISO and the IEC cooperate on a joint basis with the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), part of the United Nations Organization and its members are governments. The ISO standard can be recognized by the ISO logo, ISO prefix and the designation, “International Standard”. European developer of standards is the European Committee for Standardisation (Comité Européen de Normalisation – CEN). It was founded in 1961 by the national standards bodies in the European Economic Community and EFTA countries. CEN promotes voluntary technical harmonization in Europe in conjunction with worldwide bodies and its partners in Europe and the conformity assessment of products and their certification (CEN, 2005). CEN cooperates with the European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization (CENELEC), and the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI). Product of this cooperation is the European standard which can be recognized by the prefix EN. Any added prefix to the existing one, for both ISO and CEN standard, means that this standard is result of cooperation with other standardization group or organization. The prefix ENV in European standardization means that this standard is not yet a full standard (it is under development by CEN). ISO and CEN have Technical Committees working in the specific areas. ISO/TC215, established in 1998, and CEN/TC251, established in 1991, are corresponding technical committees working on standardization in health and medical informatics in ISO and CEN. Both standardization bodies, the ISO and CEN cooperate, and they mutually exchange their standards. There are also a variety of organizations and groups developing standards, cooperating with ISO and CEN or acting as administer and coordinator in standardization. For example, there are Health Level 7 (HL7), Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM), American National Standards Institute (ANSI), non-profit organization that administers and coordinates the U.S. voluntary standardization and conformity assessment system, etc.
Conference papers on the topic "European quality certifications"
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Vlašković, Božin, and Milica Šutova. "UPOTREBA INDIVIDUALNIH I KOLEKTIVNIH ŽIGOVA ZA OBELEŽAVANjE PROIZVODA I USLUGA PREMA UREDBI BR. 207/2009." In 14 Majsko savetovanje. University of Kragujevac, Faculty of Law, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.46793/xivmajsko.463v.
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According to the Regulation No. 207/2009 the use of the mark exclusively for the purpose of guaranteeing the quality of products or services is not "actual use". However, the quality label may fulfill the conditions set for such use if it is used in accordance with the main function of the trademark. According to the European Court's view, the mentioned regulation must be interpreted in such a way that the provisions relating to collective trademarks cannot, mutatis mutandis, apply to individual Union trade marks. With the adoption of Regulation No. 2017/1001, it is foreseen, under certain conditions, the protection of the mark quality as a Union certification mark. In this way, the function of origin marking is realized, which means that the certification marks are different from the individuals.
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Jarolímková, Liběna, Jiří Vaníček, and Blanka Bejdáková. "EVALUATION OF THE BENEFITS OF THE CERTIFICATION LEADING QUALITY TRAILS – BEST OF EUROPE: CASE STUDY LUŽNICE VALLEY HIKING TRAIL." In Tourism in Southern and Eastern Europe 2021: ToSEE – Smart, Experience, Excellence & ToFEEL – Feelings, Excitement, Education, Leisure. University of Rijeka, Faculty of Tourism and Hospitality Management, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.20867/tosee.06.25.
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Purpose – The article presents the results of a study evaluating the efficiency, benefits, and contribution to the sustainable development of destination of the Certification Leading Quality Trails – Best of Europe in the Czech Republic in Lužnice Valley Hiking Trail. Methodology – The cost-benefit analysis was used for the evaluation of the efficiency of the certification. HEAT (Health economic assessment tool) method was used for quantification of the economic benefits from improving health due to hiking activity on the monitored route. The evaluation of non-financial benefits was based on indicators of the sustainability of destination development in the economic, social, and environmental areas, and on the aspect of visitors´ satisfaction. Findings – The economic efficiency of the certification is low. However, the non-financial benefits of the certified trail are significant. The research showed the benefits of the trail certification in several aspects: the improvement of the quality of the tourist hiking trail led to greater satisfaction of tourists and their better experience. Another benefit is the increase of the image of the destination (Toulava). The certification of the trail contributed also to the sustainable development of the destination in all three pillars. Contribution – The investigation confirmed the importance and benefits of the trail certification. There was a significant improvement in the quality of the route and increased tourist satisfaction. This creates potential for further sustainable development of the destination and related services. Therefore, it is recommended that other hiking trails in the Czech Republic also undergo certification.
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Böhme, D., and R. Huber. "Possibilities for Qualification and Certification of Personnel, Companies and QM-Systems in the Field of Thermal Spraying." In ITSC2007, edited by B. R. Marple, M. M. Hyland, Y. C. Lau, C. J. Li, R. S. Lima, and G. Montavon. ASM International, 2007. http://dx.doi.org/10.31399/asm.cp.itsc2007p1160.
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Abstract In the thermal spraying technology a lot of things have been and still are happening in education and training of personnel and in quality management. The QM-system that was established by the GTS e.V.– the Association of Thermal Sprayers – was pioneer and does an excellent job concerning its requirements. These GTS QM-requirements are meanwhile completed by newly created and internationally accepted EWF-education and training guidelines of supervising personnel and thermal spray workers. These guidelines involve also the new ISO standards of the Thermal Spraying Coordinator and the Approval Testing of Thermal Sprayers. Meanwhile the ETS (European Thermal Sprayer) and the ETSS (European Thermal Spraying Specialist) education and training courses are very much in demand. For the QM-System the standard ISO 14922 Part 2-4 (Quality requirements of thermally sprayed structures) is established, which includes the standard ISO 14918 (Approval Testing of Thermal Sprayers). Here, different destructive testing procedures are required depending on the spray process, which provide useful statements concerning the quality of sprayed coatings. With the GTS-Certification, the EWF-Qualifications and the ISO Standards a System is installed, which meets the increased Demands of Trade and Industry for High Quality Sprayed Coatings.
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Kalsi, Amandeep Kaur. "The Data Quality Monitoring and Data Certification for the CMS experiment at the LHC." In European Physical Society Conference on High Energy Physics. Trieste, Italy: Sissa Medialab, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.22323/1.364.0144.
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Zavadil, Tomáš, and Michael L. Turnbow. "ASME ANDE-1: A Completely New Approach to Personnel Qualification." In ASME 2018 Pressure Vessels and Piping Conference. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/pvp2018-85161.
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ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers) Nondestructive Examination (NDE) and Quality Control (QC) Central Qualification and Certification Program (ANDE-1 Standard) is a new independent qualification system for NDT and QC personnel. It is the first to come with a requirement of performance-based experience of Nondestructive Testing (NDT) personnel on the basis of practical demonstration to perform all required activities rather than length of experience. It also adds unflawed samples to the test sets in order to simulate real situation in industrial practice, where decisions about the acceptance is necessary. This article analyzes the ANDE-1 Standard and compares it with other relevant qualification standards used in the European Union (EU).
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Lupu, Sergiu, Alecu Toma, Sergiu Serban, and Andrei Pocora. "THE ROLE AND IMPORTANCE OF THE INSTRUCTOR IN ACHIEVING LEARNING OBJECTIVES USING SIMULATION TECHNIQUES IN STUDENT CENTERED EDUCATION." In eLSE 2014. Editura Universitatii Nationale de Aparare "Carol I", 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.12753/2066-026x-14-218.
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In the educational process, the simulator is a means by which a number of specialty learning objectives can be achieved. In the naval domain, the maritime simulators are used in the learning process because the virtual environment can simulate unusual naval situations and also for economic reasons. Since 2009, ,,Mircea cel B?tr?n" Naval Academy (MBNA) has aligned to the requirements of the Standard of Training, Certification and Watch-keeping for Seafarers (STCW) that states the fact that naval universities must develop competences of initial operational level for undergraduate students, managerial level for master students and professional improvement for seagoing personnel. The MBNA uses a top notch "Integrated simulator for driving of watercraft" that meets the Standard Certification No. 2.14 for Maritime Simulator Systems, adopted in January 2011 and is a Class A (NAV) full mission simulator In order to acquire the necessary skills for the integration to the labor market, in accordance with the European Union Directives, the student centered education principle and ,,learn to practice - practice to learn" principle are respected. The maritime simulators integrates modern equipments that manage to provide virtual training in terms of gaining onboard standard routine for seafarers and to improve the safety in exploiting of the merchant vessels and navy ships. The simulator instructors have an important role in developing the competences of students. The simulator instructors must meet the professional competences acording to the Standard for Certification No. 3.323 and 3.324 (October 2009). Quality training of students depend on the capabilities of the maritime simulator and especially to the competences of the simulator instructors. The simulator instructor is the person that creates training scenarios on the simulator, establishes the learning objectives to be acquired, the minimal requirements and the assessment criteria. This paper aims to present the rules and methods of the simulator instructors from MBNA in the process of developing abilities and functional-acting competences, stated as standards in STCW.
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Pepler, Giles. "DEVELOPING POLICIES TO STIMULATE THE UPTAKE OF OER IN EUROPE." In eLSE 2014. Editura Universitatii Nationale de Aparare "Carol I", 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.12753/2066-026x-14-040.
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The POERUP project This paper presents research, analysis and policy recommendations from the POERUP (Policies for OER Up Take) project. The overall aim is to develop policies to promote the uptake of OER, especially across the EU, in all main educational sectors. The project has already created an inventory of more than 400 OER initiatives worldwide, documented on the project wiki. POERUP has produced 11 country reports and 19 mini-reports and is finalising seven case studies of notable OER initiatives. Outcomes of our research In the schools sector, it appears that there are very large numbers of European OERs which are potentially appropriate for K-12 education, a significant proportion of which emanate from museums, galleries, archives and national broadcasters. Although there appears to be some uncertainty concerning the availability of K-12 OER, they form potentially a valuable element in policy responses to austerity and to improve the learner experience in the school sector. However our research reports a range of barriers and disincentives to using OER. Although the development of vocational training has been a subject of enhanced political cooperation at the European level during the past decade, only one of the notable OER initiatives we have catalogued is targeted towards the VET sector and there is little evidence of any national or regional policies on OER for VET. In Universities the various schemes for quality in OER are so far ignored by national HE quality agencies or governments - not surprising when they mostly ignore similar schemes for quality in e-learning, even though e-learning (on- or off-campus) has far greater penetration than OER. Types of policy interventions Our research leads us to recommend three strands of policy interventions: o Linking OER to open access to research and to standards. o Fostering the phenomena that OER is said to facilitate. o Reducing the barriers to creation of innovative institutions and innovative practices. POERUP has produced three draft EU-level policy documents for universities, VET and schools. This paper integrates recommendations from the three sectors. POERUP is also producing policy documents for 5 Member States. Policy recommendations for the Commission and Member States OER is part of the broader fields of e-learning and distance learning and many of our recommendations are applicable in these broader contexts. They are grouped under seven headings and all are mapped against Opening Up Education; recommendations to Member States are specified. Communication and awareness raising: o Continue to promote the OER related initiatives currently being funded. o Facilitate exchange of experiences from national programmes between Member States. o Mount a campaign to educate university and school staff on IPR issues. Funding mechanisms and licensing issues o Ensure that any public outputs from EU programmes are available as open resources. o Continue to promote the availability and accessibility of open resources created through its cultural sector programmes. o Create an innovation fund for the development of online learning resources and assembling/ creating pathways to credentials. o Use Erasmus+ and Horizon 2020 to encourage partnerships between creators of educational content to increase the supply of quality OER and other digital educational materials in different languages, to develop new business models and to develop technical solutions. o Establish a European Hub of Digitally Innovative Education institutions, complemented by a specific European Award of Digital Excellence. o Authorities developing the EHEA should reduce the regulatory barriers against new non-study-time-based modes of provision. o Encourage Member States to increase their scrutiny of the cost basis for university teaching and consider the benefits of output-based funding for qualifications. o Support the development of technological methods to provide more and standardised information on IPR to the users of digital educational content. o Member States should ensure that budgets for digital educational resources are flexible enough to support the development (and maintenance) of openly licensed materials. Quality issues o Require OER to meet (disability) accessibility standards and should ensure that accessibility is a central tenet of all OER programmes and initiatives. o Establish a European quality assurance standard for OER content produced in Europe. o Member States should ensure that OER are allowed to be included on approved instructional materials lists. o Member States should consider establishing and funding an OER evaluation and adoption panel. Teacher training and continuous professional development o Encourage Member States to establish incentive and award schemes for teachers engaged in online professional development of their pedagogic skills, including online learning. o Member States should establish a professional development programme to support CPD on the creation, use and re-use of OER, with coverage of distance learning, MOOCs and IPR issues. Certification and accreditation o Drive forward the development of EQF and encourage Europe-wide validation of learning acquired online. o Foster the development of transnational accrediting agencies and mutual recognition of accreditations across the EU. o Explore and test digital competence frameworks and self-assessment tools for learners, teachers and organisations, including the tailoring of 'open badges' to the needs of learners. Infrastructure issues o Continue its focus on improving the ICT in education infrastructure in Members States to enable them to exploit potential pedagogical and financial advantages of OER. Further research o Develop its understanding of new modes of learning (including online, distance, OER and MOOCs) and how they impact quality assurance and recognition. o Support research into the benefits of OER & sustainable business models. o Launch a platform open to all stakeholders to record and benchmark the digital state of educational institutions.
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PILVERE, Irina, and Mihails SILOVS. "ECONOMIC RATIONALE FOR PROTECTED GEOGRAPHICAL IDENTIFICATION INTRODUCTION FOR LATVIAN CANNED SPRATS." In RURAL DEVELOPMENT. Aleksandras Stulginskis University, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.15544/rd.2017.119.
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The article raises the question of economic rationale of including Latvian sprat to the protected geographical identification (GI) register of the European Commission. GIs aims to address the situation of asymmetric information on the market specifically a situation when high-quality foodstuffs customers’ loyalty and trust can be jeopardized by presence of sub-optimal products. One of the means to help customers and producers confront the information asymmetries and possess more control over the situation is the institute of trademarking. GIs can be understood as a type of trademarking, however, since the GI does not belong to a single company but rather to a product and is used by many companies simultaneously, the GIs are rather seen as a type of collective monopoly right reinforcing collective responsibility of producers. The aim of the current research to evaluate theoretical and economic background of GI-labelling and possibilities for GIs introduction to canned sprat industry in Latvia as well as sketch the relevance of GI introduction to Latvian canned sprats. According to the economic theory, a number of acute problems in the canned sprat industry in Latvia can be resolved by participating in the GI scheme and protecting the traditional producing of Latvian sprat at the European level. Latvian canned sprats is one of the food stuffs that would benefit from the certification both in the local market and exported. The key structural events to be mobilized to realize the potential of a GI-labelling introduction to the canned sprats sector in Latvia are indicated in the article along with the GIs theoretic introduction and discussion.
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Aileni, Raluca Maria, Laura Chiriac, and Razvan Ion Radulescu. "Fostering advanced textile centers through e-learning in Morocco and Jordan." In The 8th International Conference on Advanced Materials and Systems. INCDTP - Leather and Footwear Research Institute (ICPI), Bucharest, Romania, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.24264/icams-2020.vi.1.
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This paper presents some aspects of the need for training and EU best practices and success stories replication to target countries (Morocco and Jordan) in order to establish or upgrade the advanced textile centers. Overall, the proposed teaching and e-learning methods and the aspects of the need for training and EU best practices implementation and success stories replication to target countries (Morocco and Jordan) in order to establish or upgrade the advanced textile centers are essential for higher education organizations involved. In the framework of the FOSTEX Erasmus+ project were identified the best practices across Europe with high potential for being transferrable to the partner countries (Morocco and Jordan) including aspects concerning learning, teaching (courses), dissemination, quality testing, international standardization, equipment, and research projects. We can conclude that the interest of the partners is focused on polymers, protective clothing tests, colour management, product certification, international accreditation, environmental impact (Reach Legislation), colour fastness, washing fastness, and physico-mechanical investigation.
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de Almeida, Matheus Bastos, José Cristiano Pereira, and Nelio D. Pizzolato. "The Importance of Maintaining the Brazilian Habitat Quality and Productivity Program (PBQP-H), Risk Analysis and the Impact on the Maintenance of Civil Construction Companies Certification. A Case Study." In Proceedings of the 31st European Safety and Reliability Conference. Singapore: Research Publishing Services, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.3850/978-981-18-2016-8_255-cd.
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Jordan, Ramon L., Abed Gera, Hei-Ti Hsu, Andre Franck, and Gad Loebenstein. Detection and Diagnosis of Virus Diseases of Pelargonium. United States Department of Agriculture, July 1994. http://dx.doi.org/10.32747/1994.7568793.bard.
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Pelargonium (Geranium) is the number one pot plant in many areas of the United States and Europe. Israel and the U.S. send to Europe rooted cuttings, foundation stocks and finished plants to supply a certain share of the market. Geraniums are propagated mainly vegetatively from cuttings. Consequently, viral diseases have been and remain a major threat to the production and quality of the crop. Among the viruses isolated from naturally infected geraniums, 11 are not specific to Pelargonium and occur in other crops while 6 other viruses seem to be limited to geranium. However, several of these viruses are not sufficiently characterized to conclude that they are distinct agents and their nomenclature and taxonomy are confusing. The ability to separate, distinguish and detect the different viruses in geranium will overcome obstacles te developing effective detection and certification schemes. Our focus was to further characterize some of these viruses and develop better methods for their detection and control. These viruses include: isolates of pelargonium line pattern virus (PLPV), pelargonium ringspot virus (PelRSV), pelargonium flower break virus (PFBV), pelargonium leaf curl (PLCV), and tomato ringspot virus (TomRSV). Twelve hybridoma cell lines secreting monoclonal antibodies specific to a geranium isolate of TomRSV were produced. These antibodies are currently being characterized and will be tested for the ability to detect TomRSV in infected geraniums. The biological, biochemical and serological properties of four isometric viruses - PLPV, PelRSV, and PFBV (and a PelRSV-like isolate from Italy called GR57) isolated from geraniums exhibiting line and ring pattern or flower break symptoms - and an isolate ol elderbeny latent virus (ELV; which the literature indicates is the same as PelRSV) have been determined Cloned cDNA copies of the genomic RNAs of these viruses were sequenced and the sizes and locations of predicted viral proteins deduced. A portion of the putative replicase genes was also sequenced from cloned RT-PCR fragments. We have shown that, when compared to the published biochemical and serological properties, and sequences and genome organizations of other small isometric plant viruses, all of these viruses should each be considered new, distinct members of the Carmovirus group of the family Tombusviridae. Hybridization assays using recombinant DNA probes also demonstrated that PLPV, PelRSV, and ELV produce only one subgenomic RNA in infected plants. This unusual property of the gene expression of these three viruses suggests that they are unique among the Carmoviruses. The development of new technologies for the detection of these viruses in geranium was also demonstrated. Hybridization probes developed to PFBV (radioactively-labeled cRNA riboprobes) and to PLPV (non-radioactive digoxigenin-labeled cDNAs) were generally shown to be no more sensitive for the detection of virus in infected plants than the standard ELISA serology-based assays. However, a reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction assay was shown to be over 1000 times more sensitive in detecting PFBV in leaf extracts of infected geranium than was ELISA. This research has lead to a better understanding of the identity of the viruses infecting pelargonium and to the development of new tools that can be used in an improved scheme of providing virus-indexed pelargonium plants. The sequence information, and the serological and cloned DNA probes generated from this work, will allow the application of these new tools for virus detection, which will be useful in domestic and international indexing programs which are essential for the production of virus-free germplasm both for domestic markets and the international exchange of plant material.